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Posted on August 07, 2008 by Pete Kosowski

L&W Investigations named exclusive vendor of Cummins Diesel

L&W Investigations, the foremost private investigations firm specializing in insurance fraud, recently inked an agreement with Cummins Diesel to be the Columbus, Indiana-based company’s exclusive vendor for workers comp investigations at its factories in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Texas and New Mexico.

Cummins Diesel, is part of Cummins Inc., a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Cummins’ customer base covers more than 160 countries through a network of 550 company-owned and independent distributor facilities and more than 5,000 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $739 million on sales of $13.05 billion in 2007.

“Cummins Diesel is part of one of the U.S.’s elite companies and we’re positively thrilled to enter into this agreement with them,” said Neal Lyons, CEO and chairman of L&W Investigations, Inc. “With our network of investigations offices across the U.S. and Canada, as well as the Hawaiian Islands and Puerto Rico, we have the bandwidth to serve a national client the size of Cummins while maintaining a very strong presence in each individual market. That’s a combination very few investigations firms can offer.”

L&W Investigations is not your typical private investigations firm because it works exclusively on workers compensation, disability, liability, auto and property claims for organizations ranging from insurance companies to third-party administrators, self-insured companies to law firms and municipalities.

“The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud estimates the costs associated with insurance fraud to be $120 billion annually. That’s not an epidemic, that’s a plague and it requires a different kind of approach,” said Lyons. “With L&W, you’ve got a private investigations firm with the street-smart savvy of the local one-man private eye but with the sophisticated technology and resources of a national organization behind it. That’s a formula that breeds tremendous results and attracts clients the caliber of Cummins.”

L&W employs seasoned investigators who specialize in investigating insurance cases (or claims). All L&W investigators go through extensive training and have access to the most state-of-the-art surveillance equipment. L&W’s service offerings include: surveillance; statements; activity/disability checks; asset/background investigations; and medical audits/clinic inspections.

Not your everyday investigations firm

L&W Investigations, Inc. specializes in insurance claims. In addition to nationwide coverage, L&W investigators are highly trained specialists equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance technologies and other advanced systems to provide second-to-none results and service. That includes online case status reports, video delivery by digital download or CD, DVD or VHS tape, rush services at no extra charge and much more.

L&W Investigations offices are located across the U.S. and the Hawaiian Islands as well as in Canada and Puerto Rico. Offices are still available and the company has set a manageable growth plan at 15 new offices per year.